Battery-cell container



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Patented Aug. 6, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE PIERCE TARVER, OF PENDLETON, OREGON.

BATTERY-CELL CONTAINER.

Application filed March 12, 1927.

The present invention is directed to improvemcnts in containers forbattery cells.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a container for thispurpose so constructed that a plurality of dry or wet cells can beplaced therein and compactly arranged, the container being formed fromsuitable sheet metal.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a container of thisnature constructed and arranged so that the same can be easily opened orclosed to remove and replace cells as necessary, the closures for thecontainers having openings therein for the passage ci the battery leadWires.

Another object of the invent-ion it to provide a. container of this kindwhich is so constructed that it can be conveniently carried from placeto place, novel means being provided for securing the handles of thecontainer in place.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the container.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View taken therethrough.

Figure 3 is a vertical sectional view through a modified form of thecontainer.

Figure 4 is a similar view through another modified form of thecontainer.

The container comprises a bottom plate 1 having a marginal shoulder' 2and hori- Zontal fiange 3, there being rods 4, preferably two in number,disposed in spaced relation, said rods having their lower ends soldered,or otherwise suitably secured to the bottom plate, as clearly shown inFigure 2 of' the drawings.

The body 5 of the container comprises a wall which is oval in shape, butit will be oi course understood that the body can be made any shapedesired.

The top plate 6, like the bottom plate, is formed with a marginalshoulder 7 and a horizontal flange 8, said plate being provided with apair of spaced perforations 9 through which the lead Wires 10 of thebattery cells 11 extend.

The top plate is further provided with openings 12 through which theupper ends ol the rods `4 extend. In order that the container can beconveniently carried from place to place, the handle 13 is provided andhas openings 14 in its ends for `engage.`

Serial No. 174,846.

ment with the. extended tln'caded ends of the rods 4, and upon whichnuts 15 are engaged, said nuts not only serving to retain the handleengaged with the rods, but also serves to hold the body 5 with its upperand lower flanges 16 and 17 engagerfl tightly with the respectiveflanges of the top and bottom plates.

If desired, gaskets 1S of any suitable nlaterial may be placed betweenthe flanges 8 and 1G and 3 and 17 to assure a tight moisture proofjoint. Y

It will be observed upon reference to Figure 2 oli the drawings, thatthe shoulders 2 and 7 snugly engage within the upper and lower ends ofthe body 5, thus firmly uniting the same with the top and bottom plateswhen the nuts are tightly clamped.

I have shown the container of a size lo hold four cells, but it will beof course understood that they may be made in various sizes.

In the modified form olf the invention, as shown in Figure 3 o1 thedrawings, upper and lower body sections 19 and 20 are provided, havingflanges 21 and 22, respectively, which when in assembled relationshipcon stitutes a two-part container, and .if desired a gasket 23 may beplaced between said flanges.

The body section 19 is provided with per` forations 24 for the passageof the lead wires of the cells and is further provided with openings'for the passage of the upper ends of' the rods 26, the lower ends ofwhich are fixed to the bottom of the body section 20, and like in thepreferred form of the invention constitute means for holding the handle27 and body sections 19 and 20 in assembled relationship.

In the modified forni of the invention as shown in Figure 4 of thedrawings, the container comprises a body 28, there being rods 29 whichhave their lower ends secured to the bottom 30 thereof. A top plate 31is provided and has openings 32 for the upper ends of the rods 29, therebeing a handle 33 secured by said rods, as in the preferred form of theinvention. The tcp plate 31 is further provided with perforations 34 forthe passage of the battery lead wires.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that I have provided acontainer so constructed that a plurality of cells can be convenientlystoredI therein :and the con` tainer conveniently moved from place toplace. Further, it will be seen that a bat- Vtery container has beenprovided which is simple in construction, durable and one which can bemade at a very small cost.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

A container for battery cells comprising a body having open upper andlower ends provided with horizont-al flanges, removable top and bot-tomplates having marginal vertical shoulders, said shoulders havinghorizontal flanges engaging the fianges of the body, when the shouldersare engaged in the open ends thereof, the top plate having spacedopenings therein, rods having their lower ends fixed to the bottom plateand their upper ends extended through said openings, a handle extendedbetween the rods and having its ends detachably engaged with theextended ends of the rods` securing devices engaged on the extended endsof the rods and with the handle ends to hold the h'andle engaged withthe rods and the flanges of the top and bottom plates engaged with theflanges of the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

GEoRGE P. TARVER. [1.. s]

